Blood Simple Critic Reviews

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Based upon 6 Critic Reviews
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

If you are squeamish, here is the film to make you squeam.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

All in all, Blood Simple looks better than ever.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Chris BartonAdd Critic to Favorites

Don't miss this opportunity to see a film that many believe started the renaissance of indie films as it was intended to be shown.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

Savor their technique and the sizzling performances of Frances McDormand as an adulterous wife, Dan Hedaya as her vengeful husband and M. Emmet Walsh as a private detective from hell.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

I love the movie's originality, its sense of macabre humor, its resourcefulness, and the great Walsh, whose memorable narration kicks off the movie.Read the full review

Washington Post | Stephen HunterAdd Critic to Favorites

I love the unsettling details.Read the full review

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